the diary of samuel pepys-第239章

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deed　was　fine　all　over。　　And　mighty　earnest　to　go；　though　the　day　was　very　lowering；　and　she　would　have　me　put　on　my　fine　suit；　which　I　did。　　And　so　anon　we　went　alone　through　the　town　with　our　new　liveries　of　serge；　and　the　horses'　manes　and　tails　tied　with　red　ribbons；　and　the　standards　thus　gilt　with　varnish；　and　all　clean；　and　green　reines；　that　people　did　mightily　look　upon　us；　and　the　truth　is；　I　did　not　see　any　coach　more　pretty；　though　more　gay；　than　ours　all　the　day；　the　day　being　unpleasing；　though　the　Park　full　of　coaches；　but　dusty；　and　windy；　and　cold；　and　now　and　then　a　little　dribbling　of　rain；　and　what　made　it　worse；　there　were　so　many　hackney　coaches　as　spoiled　the　sight　of　the　gentlemen's；　and　so　we　had　little　pleasure。

2nd　（Lord's　day）。　　Up；　and　by　water　to　White　Hall；　and　there　visited　my　Lord　Sandwich；　who；　after　about　two　months'　absence　at　Hinchingbroke；　came　to　town　last　night。　　I　saw　him；　and　he　was　very　kind：　　and　I　am　glad　he　is　so；　I　having　not　wrote　to　him　all　the　time；　my　eyes　indeed　not　letting　me。　　Here　with　Sir　Charles　Harbord　and　my　Lord　Hinchingbroke　and　Sidney；　and　we　looked　upon　the　picture　of　Tangier；　designed　by　Charles　Harbord　and　drawn　by　Dancre；　which　my　Lord　Sandwich　admires；　as　being　the　truest　picture　that　ever　he　saw　in　his　life：　　and　it　is　indeed　very　pretty；　and　I　will　be　at　the　cost　of　having　one　of　them。　　Thence　with　them　to　White　Hall；　and　there　walked　out　the　sermon　with　one　or　other；　and　then　saw　the　Duke　of　York；　and　he　talked　to　me　a　little；　and　so　away　back　by　water　home。

3rd。　　Up；　and　coach　to　my　Lord　Brouncker's；　where　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　meet　Sir　J。　Minnes　and　me；　to　discourse　upon　Mr。　Deering's　business；　who　was　directed　in　the　time　of　the　war　to　provide　provisions　at　Hamburgh；　by　Sir　G。　Carteret's　direction；　and　now　Sir　G。　Carteret　is　afraid　to　own　it；　it　being　done　without　written　order。　　But　by　our　meeting　we　do　all　begin　to　recollect　enough　to　preserve　Mr。　Deering；　which　I　think；　poor　silly　man！　　I　shall　be　glad　of；　it　being　too　much　he　should　suffer　for　endeavouring　to　serve　us。　　Thence　to　St。　James's；　where　the　Duke　of　York　was　playing　in　the　Pell　Mell；　and　so　he　called　me　to　him　most　part　of　the　time　that　he　played；　which　was　an　hour；　and　talked　alone　to　me；　and；　among　other　things；　tells　me　how　the　King　will　not　yet　be　got　to　name　any　body　in　the　room　of　Pen；　but　puts　it　off　for　three　or　four　days：　　from　whence　he　do　collect　that　they　are　brewing　something　for　the　Navy；　but　what　he　knows　not；　but　I　perceive　is　vexed　that　things　should　go　so；　and　he　hath　reason；　for　he　told　me　that　it　is　likely　they　will　do　in　this　as　in　other　thingsresolve　first；　and　consider　it　and　the　fitness　of　it　afterwards。　　Thence　to　White　Hall；　and　met　with　Creed；　and　discoursed　of　matters；　and　I　perceive　by　him　that　he　makes　no　doubt　but　that　all　will　turn　to　the　old　religion；　for　these　people　cannot　hold　things　in　their　hands；　nor　prevent　its　coming　to　that；　and　by　his　discourse　he　fits　himself　for　it；　and　would　have　my　Lord　Sandwich　do　so　too；　and　me。　　After　a　little　talk　with　him；　and　particularly　about　the　ruinous　condition　of　Tangier；　which　I　have　a　great　mind　to　lay　before　the　Duke　of　York；　but　dare　not　because　of　his　great　kindness　to　Lord　Middleton；　before　it　be　too　late；　we　parted；　and　I　homeward；　but　called　at　Povy's；　and　there　he　stopped　me　to　dinner；　there　being　Mr。　Williamson；　the　Lieutenant　of　the　Tower；　Mr。　Child；　and　several　others。　　And　after　dinner　Povy　and　I　together　to　talk　of　Tangier；　and　he　would　have　me　move　the　Duke　of　York　in　it；　for　it　concerns　him　particularly　more　than　any；　as　being　the　head　of　us；　and　I　do　think　to　do　it。

5th。　　To　St。　James's；　and　thence　with　the　Duke　of　York　to　White　Hall；　where　the　Board　waited　on　him　all　the　morning；　and　so　at　noon　with　Sir　Thomas　Allen；　and　Sir　Edward　Scott　＇Sir　Edward　Scott；　made　LL。D；　at　Oxford　1677。＇　　and　Lord　Carlingford；　to　the　Spanish　Embassador's；　where　I　dined　the　first　time。　　The　olio　not　so　good　as　Shere's。　　There　was　at　the　table　himself　and　a　Spanish　Countess；　a　good；　comely；　and　witty　lady；　three　Fathers；　and　us。　Discourse　good　and　pleasant。　　And　here　was　an　Oxford　scholar；　in　Doctor　of　Laws'　gowne；　sent　from　the　College　where　the　Embassador　lay　when　the　Court　was　there；　to　salute　him　before　his　return　to　Spain。　　This　man；　though　a　gentle　sort　of　scholar；　yet　sat　like　a　fool　for　want　of　French　or　Spanish；　but　knew　only　Latin；　which　he　spoke　like　an　Englishman；　to　one　of　the　Fathers。　　And　by　and　by　he　and　I　to　talk；　and　the　company　very　merry　at　my　defending　Cambridge　against　Oxford；　and　I　made　much　use　of　my　French　and　Spanish　here；　to　my　great　content。　　But　the　dinner　not　extraordinary　at　all；　either　quantity　or　quality。

7th。　　Up；　and　by　coach　to　Sir　W。　Coventry's；　and　there　to　talk　with　him　a　great　deal　with　great　content。　　And　so　to　the　Duke　of　York；　having　a　great　mind　to　speak　to　him　about　Tangier；　but　when　I　came　to　it；　his　interest　for　my　Lord　Middleton　is　such　that　I　dared　not。

8th。　　After　dinner　all　the　afternoon　within；　with　Mr。　Hater；　Gibson；　and　W。　Hewer；　reading　over　and　drawing　up　new　things　in　the　Instructions　of　Commanders；　which　will　be　good；　and　I　hope　to　get　them　confirmed　by　the　Duke　of　York；　though　I　perceive　nothing　will　effectually　perfect　them　but　to　look　over　the　whole　body　of　the　Instructions　of　all　the　officers　of　a　ship；　and　make　them　all　perfect　together。　　This　being　done；　comes　my　bookseller；　and　brings　me　home　hound　my　collection　of　papers；　about　my　Addresse　to　the　Duke　of　York　in　August；　which　makes　me　glad；　it　being　that　which　shall　do　me　more　right　many　years　hence　than　perhaps　all　I　ever　did　in　my　life：　　and　therefore　I　do；　both　for　my　own　and　the　King's　sake；　value　it　much。　　By　and　by　also　comes　Browne；　the　mathematical　instrument…maker；　and　brings　me　home　my　instrument　for　perspective；　made　according　to　the　description　of　Dr。　Wren's　in　the　late　Transactions；　and　he　hath　made　it；　I　think；　very　well；　and　that　I　believe　will　do　the　thing；　and　therein　gives　me　great　content；　but　I　have；　I　fear；　all　the　content　that　must　be　received　by　my　eyes；　which　are　almost　lost。

10th。　　To　White　Hall；　where　the　Duke　of　York　met　the　office；　and　there　discoursed　of　several　things；　particularly　the　Instructions　of　Commanders　of　ships。　　But　here　happened　by　chance　a　discourse　of　the　Council　of　Trade；　against　which　the　Duke　of　York　is　mightily　displeased；　and　particularly　Mr。　Child；　against　whom　he　speaking　hardly；　Captain　Cox　did　second　the　Duke　of　York；　by　saying　that　he　was　talked　on　for　an　unfayre　dealer　with　masters　of　ships　about　freight：　　to　which　Sir　T。　Littleton　very　hotly　and　foolishly　replied　presently；　that　he　never　heard　any　honest　man　speak　ill　of　Child；　to　which　the　Duke　of　York　did　make　a　smart　reply；　and　was　angry：　　so　as　I　was　sorry　to　hear　it　come　so　far；　and　that　I；　by　seeming　to　assent　to　Cox；　might　be　observed　too　much　by　Littleton；　though　I　said　nothing　aloud；　for　this　must　breed　great　heart…burnings。　　After　this　meeting　done；　the　Duke　of　York　took　the　Treasurers　into　his　closet　to　chide　them；　as　Mr。　Wren　tells　me；　for　that　my　Lord　Keeper　did　last　night　at　the　Council　say；　when　nobody　was　ready　to　say　anything　against　the　constitution　of　the　Navy；　that　he　did　believe　the　Treasurers　of　the　Navy　had　something　to　say；　which　was　very　foul　on　their　part；　to　be　parties　against　us。　　They　being　gone；　Mr。　Wren　took　boat；　thinking　to　dine　with　my　Lord　of　Canterbury；　＇Gilbert　Sheldon。＇　but　when　we　came　to　Lambeth；　the　gate　was　shut；　which　is　strictly　done　at　twelve　o'clock；　and　nobody　comes　in　afterwards；　so　we　lost　our　labour；　and　therefore　back　to　White　Hall；　and　thence　walked　to　my　Lord　Crewe；　whom　I　have　not　seen　since　he　was　sick；　which　is　eight　months　ago；　I　think；　and　there　dined　with　him。　　He　is　mightily　broke。　　A　stranger；　a　country　gentleman；　was　with　him；　and　he　pleased　with　my　discourse　accidentally　about　the　decay　of　gentlemen's　families　in　the　country；　telling　us　that　the　old　rule　was；　that　a　family　might　remain　fifty　miles　from　London　one　hundred　years；　one　hundred　miles　from　London　two　hundred　years；　and　so　farther　or　nearer　London　more　or　less　years。　　He　also　told　us　that　he　hath　heard　his　father　say；　that　in　his　time　it　was　so　rare　for　a　country　gentlema